Support for disabled people using Public Transport

Information for people over 60 & disabled people

A useful guide about getting around written by Age UK which gives information about information on practical and financial assistance with public transport that may be available to people who are aged 60 or over, or those who are disabled. The guide also includes information about Community Transport schemes. To download the guide please click here.

Health Transport Information

Non emergency patient transport to hospitals (sometimes known as ‘ambulancecar’ service or ‘Medicar’)

For non emergency patient transport to either:

Great Western Hospital Swindon, Bath RUH, Salisbury District Hospital

or

Savernake Community Hospital, Chippenham Community Hospital, Melksham Community Hospital, Trowbridge Community Hospital, Westbury Community Hospital and Warminster Community Hospital

call 0345 600 6068

Ideally you need to call the number given above at least the day before your appointment (although bookings can be made up to 4 hours prior to your appointment).

For more information about the local non emergency patient transport service please click here

Your eligibility for non emergency transport will be based on medical need. When you call the number given above you will be asked some questions to determine whether or not you qualify for non emergency patient transport. Ideally you need to call the number given above at least the day before your appointment (although bookings can be made up to 4 hours prior to your appointment).

If you do not qualify for non emergency patient transport then contact your local Community Transport scheme. If you do not qualify for non emergency patient transport then you may be able to claim a refund of your travel costs under the 'Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme' (HTCS). For those that qualify, this scheme covers the cost of travelling to hospital or other NHS premises for NHS-funded treatment or diagnostic test arranged by a doctor or dentist. For more information about the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme please click here.

For transport information for those who need to get to hospital and live in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos area, a leaflet can be found below.

Bus Services which serve hospitals in Wiltshire & Swindon

Tourist Information Centres

Many tourist information centres locally stock public transport timetables and also provide information about public transport services. For details of your local tourist information centre please click hereIn Devizes, although there is no tourist information centre, Age UK based in the Market Place kindly stock public transport timetables and also provide information about public transport services. For more information please click here